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ORDINANCE NO 4001- 4 3�
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 2001-135 OF THE CITY OF DENTON,
TEXAS, AMENDING THE PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTION OF THE DENTON
DEVELOPMENT CODE, A COMPREHENSIVE REWRITE OF THE CITY OF DENTON'S
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CODE §211 006 TO PROVIDE FOR NOTICE AND A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING BETWEEN
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND THE DENTON CITY COUNCIL,
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Denton City Council pursuant to its home rule powers and Section 219
of the Texas Local Government Code, has adopted a new comprehensive plan, the Denton
Comprehensive Plan 1999-2020, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously appointed a City of Denton Code
Committee to undergo the process of recommending comprehensive development regulations
that are consistent with the policies set forth in the Denton Comprehensive Plan 1999-2020, and
WHEREAS, the Denton City Charter and the Code of the City of Denton, Texas do not
set forth a procedure for the City of Denton for the adoption of comprehensive development
regulations to implement a new comprehensive plan, and
WHEREAS, the City has posted and sent notices of public hearings on the proposed
comprehensive development regulations, the Denton Development Code, to the owners of
property within the City of Denton according to the tax rolls of the Denton County Appraisal
District, and
WHEREAS, during the public meetings and public hearings, the Planning and Zoning
Commission and the City Council have received public comment on the Denton Development
Code, and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission will submit its report with its
recommendation and suggested changes to the City Council on the Denton Development Code,
and
WHEREAS, after receiving the Planning and Zoning report on the Denton Development
Code, the City Council may make any changes in the Denton Development Code warranted by
law or in the public interest, and
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WHEREAS, the City Council desires to hold a joint public hearing on December 4, 2001
between the City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission to hear public comment on
the Denton Development Code, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Texas Local Government Code §211 006(a), the City Council
desires to create a procedure to notify the public of the joint public hearing between the City
Council and Planning and Zoning Commission prior to the adoption of the Denton Development
Code, and
WHEREAS, by a two-thirds vote of the City Council, as required by Texas Local
Government Code §211 006 (c) the prescribed notice of the joint public hearing prior to the
adoption of the Denton Development Code shall be as hereinafter set forth within this ordinance,
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION 1 The findings contained in the preamble of this ordinance are incorporated
herein as if fully set forth within the body of this ordinance
SECTION 2 That the City Council shall hold a joint public hearing with the Planning
and Zoning Commission on December 4, 2001 and that the notice of the time and place for the
joint public hearing on December 4, 2001 shall be given as follows
a Before the 15th day before the joint public hearing, a notice of the date, time and place
of the public hearing shall be published in the Denton Record — Chronicle, the official
newspaper in two separate places, the legal notice section and another location in the
newspaper separate from the legal notice section, and
b Before the 7th day before the joint public hearing, a notice of the date, time and place
of the public hearing shall be published in the Denton Record —Chronicle in two
separate places, the legal notice section and another location in the newspaper
separate from the legal notice section, and
c Notice of the joint public hearing shall be mailed to owners of property within the
City of Denton pursuant to the most recent Denton County Appraisal District Tax
Roll
SECTION 3 That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in force when the provisions of
this ordinance became effective which are inconsistent, or in conflict with the terms or provisions
contained in this ordinance, are hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict
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SECTION 4 That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word
in this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or under any circumstances is held invalid
by any court of competent Jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it
would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity
SECTION 5 This ordinance shall become effective immediately from and after its
passage and approval / I
PASSED AND APPROVED this the � day of A,(tiYI J�J�i_._ 12001
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EULINE BROCK, MAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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